Fishing at Petit lac Saint-Sixte, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Petit lac Saint-Sixte in the Outaouais part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 256 metres. It runs to roughly 26 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.8 km of margin, front to back. Head to Ripon, 14 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-André-Avellin is 21 km away, with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel at 24 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Saint-Sixte

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Petit lac Saint-Sixte the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Petit lac Saint-Sixte runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Omicron at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. For Petit lac Saint-Sixte in particular, ask before you travel.